Bones that remain after war evoke cruelty and the remnants of destruction.
残垣断壁
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- ,。
After the earthquake, only ruined walls and broken rubble remained here.
- 貳名noun
fig. scene of devastation
- ,。
After the earthquake, only crumbling walls and broken rubble remained here.
- 參名noun
ruins
- 。
This city only has crumbling walls and ruins remaining.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- ,。
After the earthquake, only ruined walls and broken rubble remained here.
- 貳名noun
fig. scene of devastation
- ,。
After the earthquake, only crumbling walls and broken rubble remained here.
- 參名noun
ruins
- 。
This city only has crumbling walls and ruins remaining.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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